Which to use
“tumblr” and “tumeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,358
- “tumblr” frequency rank
- #9,405
- “tumeur” frequency rank
- 27763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tumblr | tumeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Microblogue utilisant la plate-forme de microblogage Tumblr permettant à l'utilisateur de poster du texte, des images, des vidéos, des liens et des sons. | Éminence, grosseur plus ou moins considérable, développée dans quelque partie du corps, soit par une maladie, soit par une autre cause. |
Where the eye mixes tumblr and tumeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tumblr (CVCCCC) and tumeur (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tumblr vs tumeur
A purely visual mix-up. tumblr (\təm.blœʁ\) and tumeur (\ty.mœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tumblr is recorded at frequency rank #18,358, classified as anoun, pronounced \təm.blœʁ\. tumeur is at rank #9,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ty.mœʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27763, this pair ranks #326,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tumblr vs tumeur
Shared letters: mrtu. Private to "tumblr": bl. Private to "tumeur": e.
"tumblr" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "tumeur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tumblr" and "tumeur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tumblr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tumblr" and "tumeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tombeur vs tumeur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #326,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.